3.

1 Explaining each of team roles and how they complement each other
"A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common
purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they are mutually accountable."
(Katzenbach and Smith, 1993)
Role played in a team

Explain the role

Explain how can they work

together

Plant(er)

Solves

difficult

problems

with original and creative

ideas.

Can

communicator
Resource Investigator

be

poor

and

may

ignore the details.

Explores new ideas

Goals

To assess and confirm

customer needs and
goals, Shapers and

and

Coordinators

possibilities with energy and

are

key.

with others. Good networker.

Can be too optimistic and Ideas
lose energy after the initial
Shaper

flush.
Lots of energy and action,

Investigators

challenging others to move

Completer/Finisher

wrinkles

and

to meet those needs.

Plans

ensuring

everything works well. Can

Co-ordinator

When a team needs

worry too much and not trust

plans,

others.
Respected leader who helps

Monitor/Evaluators
and Specialists are

everyone focus on their task.

valuable contributors.

Can be seen as excessively

Implementer

best

develop creative ideas

forwards. Can be insensitive.

Reliably sees things through
to the end, ironing out the

Plants and Resource

controlling.
Well-organized

Contacts
and

predictable. Takes basic ideas

and makes them work in

If

team

must

Monitor/Evaluator

practice. Can be slow.

Sees the big picture. Thinks

communicate

carefully

contacts outside the

about

and

things.

accurately
May

team,

lack

with

Resource

energy or ability to inspire

Investigators

and

others.

Team Workers are

the best suited for the
job.
Organization

Implementers

and

Coordinators

excel

at keeping the team

organized

and

on

track.
Follow Through

Finally, ensuring that

all

plans

are

completed and quality

control is maintained
should

be

the

responsibility

of

Implementers

and

CompleterFinishers.

3.2 Analyze (break down) the concept of team dynamics

Team dynamics refers to the way a group of different individuals works to achieve business
success. A knowledge of team dynamics will help everyone work together to make the best use
of their abilities.
Team dynamics covers areas such as:

The way people communicate with each other,

The way decisions are made,
The type of leadership,
Whether people work collaboratively, or more as individuals,
The various roles and responsibilities within the team,
The relationship between individual and business goals, and
How the team adapts to change.

Five Issues to be considered in Team Building

Team building exercises are very important in the development of task-oriented teams that will
work together on a complex project for an extended period of time. Experiences designed to
facilitate team development should be focused on some, if not all, of the following five issues:
1. Interdependence
Each team member's outcomes are determined, at least in part, by the actions of the other
members. The structure of the team task should be such that it requires cooperative
interdependence. Functioning independently of other team members, or competing with them,
will lead to less than optimal outcomes for the entire team. The team building task should also
have a cooperative interdependent structure. Tasks that require the successful performance of sub
tasks by all team members are called divisible and conjunctive tasks. The team building exercise
should be structured such that the team members become aware of, and experience, their
interdependence.
2. Goal Specification
It is very important for team members to have common goals for team achievement; in addition,
team members must communicate clearly about individual goals they may have. Some team
building sessions consist entirely of goal clarification (specification) exercises. A shared goal is

one of the definitional properties of the concept "team". A simple, but useful, team building
exercise is to assign a newly formed team the task of producing a mission and goals statement.
3. Cohesiveness
Teams are cohesive to the extent that membership in them is positively valued; members are
drawn toward the team. Task oriented teams involve both social cohesiveness and task
cohesiveness. Social cohesiveness refers to the bonds of interpersonal attraction that link team
members. Although a high level of social cohesiveness may make team life more pleasant, it is
not highly related to team performance. Nevertheless, the patterns of interpersonal attraction
within a team are a very prominent concern. Team building exercises that have a component of
fun or play are useful in encouraging attraction bonds to develop. Task cohesiveness refers to the
way in which skills and abilities of the team members mesh to allow effective performance.
Exercises that require the application of the skills that will be necessary for completion of the
team assignment, but require them in a less demanding situation, allow the team members to
assess one another's talents. Such experiences can lead to consideration of the next issue, the
development of team member's roles and of the norms that govern role enactment.
4. Roles and Norms
All teams develop a set of roles and norms over time. In task oriented teams, it is essential that
the role structure enables the team to cope effectively with the requirements of the task. When
the task is divisible and conjunctive (i.e., divisible into subtasks), as are most of the important
team tasks, the assignment of roles to members who can perform them effectively is essential.
Active consideration of the role structure can be an important part of a team building exercise.
Task roles may be rotated so that all team members experience, and learn from, all roles. It is
important that the norms governing the assignment of roles is understood and accepted by team
members. Norms are the rules governing the behavior of team members, and include the rewards
for behaving in accordance with these rules (or normative requirements), as well as the sanctions
for norm violations. Norms will develop in a team, whether or not they are actively discussed.
There are common norms that govern most teams; however, a team building assignment in which
those common norms, as well as some that are specific to a team, are discussed and accepted is
useful.

5. Communication
Effective interpersonal communication is vital to the smooth functioning of any task team. There
are many ways of facilitating the learning of effective communication skills. Active listening
exercises, practice in giving and receiving feedback, practice in checking for comprehension of
verbal messages, are all aimed at developing communication skills. It is also important for a
team to develop an effective communication network; who communicates to whom; is there
anybody "out of the loop?" Norms will develop governing communication. Do those norms
encourage everyone to participate, or do they allow one or two dominant members to claim all
the "air time?" Team building exercises can focus on skill development, network design, and
norms, but even when the exercise is focused on another issue, communication is happening.
Watch it! Shape it! (McNeill, Bellamy & Burrows, 2000)
3.3 Choosing a particular organization of your choice, put forward/Suggest alternative
ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals
Selection procedure at HAMAD:
Applications are registered through HAMADs online recruitment system, HAMADs HR team
then shortlist appropriate candidates for interview or an assessment centre. The assessment centre
known as either HAMAD Reality or HAMAD Magic provides an opportunity for candidates
to demonstrate their strengths which align to HAMADs culture, beliefs and way of working.
When recruiting internally, an appraisal is used to help inform the selection process. An appraisal
is where a colleague discusses their performance, skills and development opportunities with their
manager.
Selection process at HAMAD is comparatively flexible and takes less time. In order to select
right and most appropriate candidate HAMAD should evaluate each and every recruits very well
by several steps of tests and interviews. This will ensure the goal of organization to engage right
people at right place.
REFERENCEKatzenbach, J.R. & Smith, D.K. (1993). The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-performance
Organization. Boston: Harvard Business School.